2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

[Hoop Head]

These players that are “Leaders” don’t grow on trees either. There is a ton of talent in the NBA but not everyone is a leader. There is a reason there is only handful of those guys even in the league. That’s why I will never fault the team for taking a swing to get it done with talent. Bridges, Cam or Ayton were not those players either. Never were going to be. You make a risky move sometimes you pay the price. You do nothing the ultimate outcome is the same. No titles.

I really don't understand why you give them credit for striking out to bad pitches, which is what the KD deal was, rather than waiting to swing on a decent throw. A decent throw was inevitable, BTW. We had a ton of assets we could have used in a way that made more sense for the team we had.

 

[Covert Rain]

I really don't understand why you give them credit for striking out to bad pitches, which is what the KD deal was, rather than waiting to swing on a decent throw. A decent throw was inevitable, BTW. We had a ton of assets we could have used in a way that made more sense for the team we had.

I don't get why you don't understand that if you don't swing there is no shot at a home run. Just like in real life you won't always get the perfect lob over the plate.

 

[Ronin]

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[Covert Rain]

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Looks like he was showing signs 2 seasons ago and then fell off the map last season.

 

[Mainstreet]

AJ Griffin is only a youngster. He should have a solid NBA career ahead of him.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here are the best remaining free agents. The Suns do have an open roster spot should they choose to use it.

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[Hoop Head]

I don't get why you don't understand that if you don't swing there is no shot at a home run. Just like in real life you won't always get the perfect lob over the plate.

I acknowledged that. You seem to be neglecting the fact there is more ways to drive in a run than smashing a homer. You can't muscle bad pitches that are high and outside out of the park either.

 

[Phrazbit]

I don't get why you don't understand that if you don't swing there is no shot at a home run. Just like in real life you won't always get the perfect lob over the plate.

It is far more nuanced than that. I generally think the entire analogy is silly.

If a trade has an overwhelming chance of being a complete disaster... don't do it.

It wasn't even like it had this HUGE chance to increase our chances for a title, we were already a really good team, the increase in odds was marginal and the risk of failure was to a level of extreme that there is little precedence.

 

[Phrazbit]

Ok, now this is ridiculous, how is Kevin Durant a "cancer"?

You don't like the trade, we know that. We even understand the financial reasons why you don't like it, but there is no evidence that one of the best players of all time is a cancer to our team. Honestly, you don't need to start throwing out that extreme position without evidence to prove the trade wasn't great, so why do it?

Not sure where he lies on the chart of "Malcontent/Diva/Cancer", but he certainly shows up.

Getting coaches fired, sometimes openly campaigning for it, trashing teammates using burner accounts online... not a good look.

 

[Phrazbit]

Here are the best remaining free agents. The Suns do have an open roster spot should they choose to use it.

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After reading how much moving Little saved them in tax, I don't see them using that last spot until they have an obvious need.

It makes sense anyway, none of those guys would sniff the court unless we had an injury, but you don't know where the injury will fall... so wait until you see where you have the need.